And also, a bit boring if you do that all the time. This example is the very basic part of harmonic mixing or composing. Your mixing transitions will always be harmonic, no key clashes. In a nutshell: if you mix 1A into 2A (and so forth, up until 12A and then into 1A again) you’re generally fine. “ A minor” is 8A (Camelot Key) or 1m (Open Key). Which is basically a range of 12 keys for each gender, major and minor chords. So, smart people came up with different systems like the Camelot Keys ( Mixed in Key, which I prefer, because of its accuracy ) or the Open Keys ( Traktor). “ A minor“, but as a DJ it isn’t very likely (for me, again) to remember all the musical chords to know what to mix into what. Just not always.Īs a composer I’m fine with the musical key/chord system, i.e. I have the most common chords in my head. So yes, I could always have a look at above mentioned helpers to orientate myself through the notes and chords jungle, in case needed, which is not always the case. Plus, I personally use 3 different DJ applications and 3 different DAWs for music production alone, for different purposes. There are just too many options in chord progressions than I could ever have in my memory (maybe you can, but I don’t). As both a DJ and composer, the Circle of Fifth or the Camelot Key Wheel system - amongst others - have always been handy tools for me to write and mix music harmonically.

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